Negotiations to end Bolivia police mutiny

June 27 - Talks to end the impasse between the Bolivian government and striking police officers continue while Morales blames protests on political rivals. Sarah Sheffer reports.

▲ Hide Transcript

▶ View Transcript

Protests continue in Bolivia as a police mutiny over wages ran into a fifth day.
The Bolivian government and strike representatives were continuing negotiations on Tuesday -- a day after supporters of president Evo Morales were tear gassed by disgruntled police.
As discussions took place, thousands of government supporters marched to a central plaza to hear a speech by Morales.
He thanked his supporters for condemning what he called an attempted coup against his government.
He also accused his political opponents of being behind the violent mutiny.
The Morales government reached a pay agreement on Sunday with leaders of the protest, but the officers rejected the deal, demanding higher wages.
Sarah Sheffer, Reuters

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world's media organizations, and directly to consumers at Reuters.com and via Reuters TV. Learn more about Thomson Reuters products: